Rearing of Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its host Mamestra brassicae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Establishing continuous and reliable colonies of pest-parasitoid systems in the laboratory is an essential requirement for carrying out manipulative experiments on biological control. Here we describe in detail the rearing protocols that we optimized for the efficient rearing of the cabbage moth Mam...

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Published in:	European Journal of Entomology
Main Authors:	Elodie BELZ, Céline E. GÉNEAU, Moritz FÜRST, Oliver BALMER, Pius ANDERMATT, Lukas PFIFFNER, Léon WESTERD, Henryk LUKA
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2014-07-01
Subjects:	hymenoptera braconidae microplitis mediator lepidoptera noctuidae mamestra brassicae pest parasitoid cabbage moth protocol
Online Access:	https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201403-0018_Rearing_of_Microplitis_mediator_Hymenoptera_Braconidae_and_its_host_Mamestra_brassicae_Lepidoptera_Noctuid.php